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Energy Drinks

Dorikono Slope

A slope with a mysterious name recalls a discontinued pre-war energy drink.

Yaupon Tea

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

Pocari Sweat

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

Soylent

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

Café Touba

In Senegal, black coffee meets sugar ’n’ spice in one heady brew.

Scandinavian Egg Coffee

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

Postum

This wheat-based coffee alternative has a cult following.

Lifeguard

This Japanese energy drink contains a controversial bee secretion.

Camp Coffee

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

This "selfish samovar" is about 10.5 inches tall.

Selfish Samovar

This device bucks the Russian tradition of sharing a cup of tea and makes just enough hot water for one person.

A matera with the owner's thermos and bombilla sticking out the top.

Materas

These purses help Uruguayans drink mate anytime, anywhere.

Ranovola

When life gives you burnt rice, make tea.

Yuenyeung

The perfect marriage of coffee and tea.

Dorando Pietri is helped across the finish line while holding a cork in his hand.

Remembering When Runners Drank Champagne as an Energy Drink

At the 1908 Marathon in London, athletes hit the bottle mid-race.

Katherine Alex Beaven June 19, 2018

Café Brûlot

The New Orleans cocktail is part pick-me-up, part pyrotechnics show.

Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Asiático Coffee

This is what happens when a bartender spices up a classic fisherman's coffee cocktail.